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Diabetes, A1C of 13.2% turned around in 7 months
Leave a commentOn September 29, 2021 Susan was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Her HbA1c (blood glucose) level was a staggering 13.2%. Her doctor said it was partly due to lifestyle and partly to the predisposition of her genetics and ancestral line. … Continue reading
My friend Naomi
Leave a commentAs still waters run deep, my friendship with Naomi Braun was a low-key, behind-the-scenes one, similar to the manner in which she preferred to stay in the background. Not even the church members knew that we enjoyed such a close … Continue reading
The Legendary Dr. Michael Baboolal
Leave a commentThe word LEGENDARY reverberated in my head as I absorbed the news of Dr. Michael Baboolal of San Juan, Trinidad. An accomplished, humble man and great leader. Physician, husband, and father are his everyday titles, but his most notable may … Continue reading
Celebrating Melvina Chin Harris
Leave a commentThe year 1935 dawned with expectancy. It ushered the signing of the Franco-Italian Agreement on the world stage, and a couple months later on March 31, right here at home in Canque Village, Biche, Trinidad, a pair of little rays … Continue reading
Press Release for TOUCHED BY ETERNITY by Robert White
Leave a commentSometimes a person you have never met impacts you greater than those in your daily life. Such was journalist Robert White whose company Canadian Christian News Services did the press release for my memoir TOUCHED BY ETERNITY. I have the … Continue reading
Gladys, Dennis, and Val
Leave a commentThe night Val greeted me as “Barbie’ when I walked into the Christmas dinner held by the River Church, I knew ours would be a great friendship. Ten years later it flourishes strong, and this week it went to a … Continue reading
In Memory of Mrs. Dhanraj
Leave a commentThe population of Standard Road has dropped by two in one week. Today Mrs. Dhanraj passed away at age 90. (Last week it was Balliram.) I don’t know her first name as we often referred to her as her children’s … Continue reading
Balliram Sookdeo Goes to Heaven
Leave a commentThe harsh wooooz on my iPhone roused me to action. Likely it was the notification of fees and other expenses I had been paying over the last few days. Quickly I voiced my morning praise “From the rising of the … Continue reading
NASA’s Tour of the Moon
Leave a commentHappy New Year. As I write the Moon is 88% in waning gibbous state. (Waning means that the moon is getting smaller, and gibbous refers to the shape which is less than the complete circle of the Full Moon.) I’m beginning … Continue reading
Jupiter and Saturn in the Great Conjunction
Leave a commentThe solar system’s two giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn, travel together across the sky nightly. Jupiter leads the way and Saturn trots contentedly behind. On December 21, 2020 Saturn caught up to and passed Jupiter in the astronomical event known … Continue reading